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Green Tip of the Week 2010:
March 10th: Reusable Clothing
More and more frequently people are becoming interested in the types of food that they eat and how that food is affecting the environment. It’s wonderful that they’re taking the time to check out the ingredients of the food they’re choosing to consume and caring about the packaging that the food comes in, but what about the clothes that people are putting on their backs? How often do people stop to think about what they’re putting ON their bodies and what effect this has on our planet?
For this week’s “Green Tip of the Week” we’d like to challenge you to go through your clothes and check out the “ingredients” that went into them. How much do you know about the practices used to make those clothes and where did they come from?
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As you’re perusing your jackets and jeans, you might notice that most of them have traveled far and wide to get to you and include factory materials like polyester and nylon. The question is: How do we reduce the carbon footprint of our wardrobe? Here’s one simple idea: Visit your local thrift store, Goodwill or resale shop and buy clothes completely carbon free! If it weren’t for you buying them, those threads would eventually end up in the landfill. While buying organic cotton and sustainable textiles is still a good option and will reduce your footprint, re-using clothing is by far the best carbon-free choice! So give yourself a pat on the back and make that chartreuse suit work for you!